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Tuesday 27 October 2009
MSI developing Tegra-based e-book reader, still no plans for Gigabyte
Micro-Star International (MSI) chairman Joseph Hsu revealed that the company is currently in development of an Nvidia Tegra-based e-book reader, but since the device still has some...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
MSI and Gigabyte expect strong notebook shipment growth in 2010
Micro-Star International (MSI) and Gigabyte Technology recently revealed that their notebook shipments picked up in the second half of the year and both companies are optimistic about...
Friday 23 October 2009
AUO aims to ship 1-2 million e-book reader panels in 2010
LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) aims to ship 1-2 million e-book reader panels in 2010, taking as much as almost one third of the global market for the segment, according to company...
Friday 23 October 2009
Barnes & Noble introduces nook, its wireless ebook reader with E Ink display and first color touch screen for navigation
New York, New York – October 20, 2009 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, announced today the launch of nook, the Barnes & Noble...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Delta to ramp up e-book reader EPDs in 2Q10
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has begun shipments of e-paper panels for medical display devices, and expects to launch e-paper panels for e-book readers in the second quarter of...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Business opportunities from smartbooks and e-book readers: Q&A with Inventec Appliances chairman Jackson Chang
Inventec Appliances is an ODM maker rolling out MP3 players, GPS devices, smartphones, VoIP phones, and 3G data cards, and yet it is also the vendor of OKWAP-brand handsets. In addition,...
Tuesday 13 October 2009
IC designer AAT expected to benefit from AUO, PVI e-book reader, e-paper shipments
Analog IC design house Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) has completed design-in of power management (PWM) ICs for e-book readers and e-paper displays developed by AU Optronics (AUO)...
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Color e-book readers to become mainstream in 2011, says Digitimes Research
Color e-book readers will account for 4-5% of the total global e-book reader shipments in the second half of 2010, and will become mainstream in 2011, according to Digitimes Resear...
Tuesday 13 October 2009
LG Display unveils solar-powered e-book reader
Korea-based LCD panel maker LG Display (LGD) has unveiled an e-book reader that is equipped with in-house developed thin-film solar cell.
Monday 12 October 2009
Mirle sees FPD equipment orders piling up
Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialist Mirle Automation has seen the backlog in its orders reach NT$2.5 billion (US$77.64 million), including NT$1.5 billion from the display...
Thursday 1 October 2009
E-book reader shipments to surpass three million units in 2009, say industry sources
E-book reader shipments were around 1.1 million units in 2008 and the volume is expected to surpass three million units in 2009, according to industry sources citing figures from...
Wednesday 23 September 2009
Innolux to increase touch panel and LCD TV capacity in 2010
Innolux Display will increase its monthly capacity for resistive and capacitive touch panels from two million units of 3.5-inch touch panels currently to seven million units in 2010,...
Wednesday 16 September 2009
Taiwan government aims at 80% global market share for Taiwan-made e-book readers in 2013
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) will be implementing a 5-year project with a total budget of NT$2.134 billion (US$65 million) to boost development of digital publication...
Monday 7 September 2009
Qisda August revenues drop on lower LCD monitor shipments
Qisda has announced consolidated revenues of NT$7.07 billion (US$215.27 million) for August, decreasing 5.3% from NT$7.47 billion for July and 15.9% from NT$8.4 billion for August...
Friday 28 August 2009
Qisda entering e-paper display market at the end of 2009
Qisda will start making e-book readers using panels from AU Optronics (AUO), with small volume production slated for the end of 2009 at the earliest, according to company CEO Hsiung...